Bin front



Y w. N. VANCE BIN FRONT Jan. 14, 1930.

Filed Jan. 20, 1928 Patented Jan. 14, `1930 Unirse STATES CORPORATION OF ILLINOISy PATENT olf-FlicEff i WALTER N. VANCE, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIG-Nf MENTS, TO LYON METAL PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED, F AURORA, ILLINOIS, .A

i BIN FRONT Application filed.l January 20, 1928. SeralNo. 24851.09.

This invention relates to metal shelving, and has more particular reference to the provision of a new and improved supporting Y clip for vertical bin fronts or removable M'nl'ifwallsn such as are supported betweenvertical uprightsfin shelf assemblies. j

The principal object of this invention 1s the provision of a strong, durable, supporting clip adapted to support a bin front between slotted uprights; that may easily be attached to said bin front and which will form a strong Vand rigid connection with the uprights when properly engaged in the slots.

Another important object is the provision of a supporting clip which will secure-the bin front to the uprights and fasten the parts t0- gether so that they will not separate when loaded.

An important feature is the provision of a supporting clip which may be used: in coning drawing, which illustrates a preferredl embodiment thereof. l

Referring to the drawings,

construction illustrating an embodiment of `my present invention;

Fig. 2 isa section` taken on vline-2.-2 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a section Figure 1;

`Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail showing a bin front end with the retaining lug of my present invention mounted thereon; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of one of the uprights showing the slots therein.

Many of the structural details shown of the shelf assembly are unimportant from the standpoint of the present invention and only such description thereof will be made as 1s taken on line of Figure 1 is a front elevation of a shelf l n l .with a hole or opening 124 and adapted to thought necessary to an understanding:ofl the invention.

For the purpose of illustratingmyinvention,`I Vhave shown on the drawing "part ofI a I metal shelf construction, comprising rectangulartubular supports 11, which itV should be understood are arranged` at the four corners of each shelf." rPhe tubular uprights 11 are slot-ted at 12 to receive shelf supports 14 on which are arranged shelf members 13. The o slots 12 in the present instance are of double Tform, that is tosay, each consists of a lower narrow part 15, an intermediate part 16, wider than part 15, and a still wider part 17'. The shelf supporters are interlocked in place by positioning their heads 18-fthrouglilthe in termediate part `16i of the'slotsfand moving the shelf supports down into the part 15 to lockthem into place.- It will be understood that the shelves maybe arranged in any number andv at any convenient-height byproper selection of the slots into whichfthe shelf supports are engaged.' j

The bin front or vertical Wallin the present instance comprises al metal sheet 19 of length slightly less than the distance between the adjacent lfront uprights 11.v The horizont-al edges of the Wall 19 may be bent into U- form 'anges as at 20, ormay be `finished in any desired manner. lThe bin-front thus or otherwise constructed is provided with clips 21 at its ends to vengage in appropriate slots 15, to hold the bin frontin placef Each clip comprises a part 22 provided lie against the face of the body vof vertical wall 19, and a second part 23'bentat right angles to the part 22 and i extendingtherebeyondat each end to provide lugs 25, which in turn are bent outwardly as shown. The distance between the lugs 25 of a single clip is equal to the distance between adjacent slots Vof an upright or some multiple thereof according to the height of bin front to be v i positioned. The lug 25 is cut away adjacent the part 23 to provide shoulder 27 andthe dimensions of the parts are such that the lugs-of aI clip may be insertedthrough.the head or upper part 17 of a slot 12 and the Clip moved @Own to arrange the lugs through slot part 16 with the shoulder 27 positioned back of the wall of the upright adjacent the slot. A clip is similarly positioned in a corresponding slot of the opposing upright and each clip is bolted to an end of the bin front 19 by means of bolt 28 which passes through the hole 24 in the clip and a corresponding hole properlypositioned in vertical wall 19.

It is apparent that the structure herein disclosed, in which a vertical wall or a bin front is fastened between two adjacent uprights, oii'ers a protection against deflection of the uprights under load by providing a clip of such construction that the uprights cannot move outwardly relative to the bin front, because the uprights are held together by the protuberances on the clip lugs, vnor can the uprights deflect inwardly because lthe uprights are held apart by the surface 23 of the bin front clips. Y Y

There is a tendency also for the bin front itself to buckle outwardly when the bin behind it is filled with heavy material. Such buckling shortens the distance between bin front ends and tends to withdraw them from engagement withV the uprights. The clip structure herein disclosed prevents such lateral displacement of bin front ends relative to the uprights and so reduces bin front buckling.

It should be understood that only portions 16` and 17 of the slots are used to engage lugs 25 of the clips 21. Tang 25 is too wide to allow of its engagement with part 15 of the slot. This feature allows the positioning of bin fronts when shelf 13 and shelf-support 14C are absent. Y

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A metal shelf assembly, Comprising spaced uprights, shelves arranged therebetween, vertical walls, and bin fronts arranged between front uprights and having interlocking engagement therewith to prevent variation in both directions relatively to the shelves of the distance between said uprights under the load on said shelf, said interlocking arrangement including a lug, a slot companioned thereto,.and a member extending laterally of the lug for engaging an upright.

2. A metal shelf assembly, comprising spaced uprights provided 4with slots in adjacent faces, shelves arranged between said aiprights, a vertical wall positioned between said uprights and upon a shelf and having wall extensions entering into the slots of said integral lugs adapted to pass through said slots and engage the inner surfaces of the iuprights t. A metal shelf assembly, spaced uprights having slots, said slots having an enlarged part, a vertical wall adapted to be positioned: between said uprights and provided at each end with detachable clips, said clips comprising a part adapted forattachment with the ends of the vertical wall, and lugs adapted for engagement in the slots of saidr uprights,.means for preventing lateral displacement of the lugs through the slot when in engaged position in the slot.

5.V A metal shelf assembly, spaced uprights having slots, each of said slots having an en-- larged part, a vertical wall adapted to be positioned between said uprights and provided at each end with detachable clips, said clips comprising a part adapted for attachment with the ends of said vertical Wall, and .Y integral lugs adapted for engagement in slots of said uprights, each lug comprising a protuberant portion which can engage said slot only through the enlarged part, and which will prevent lateral displacement of said lug through said slot when said lug is arranged through a slot part below said enlarged slot part.

6. A metal .shelving assembly com rising spacedy uprights, shelves arranged tierbetween, a vertical wall positioned between said uprights, and a detachable clip secured at each extremity. of said wall, said clip having spaced lugs adapted to interlock with slots provided in said uprights and a vertical 4 section connecting said lugs which is adapted to engage the inner surface of said uprights.

7. The combination of a shelving assembly comprisingspaced uprights having slots therein, supports engaging said uprights, a shelf mounted on said supports, a front arranged between said-uprights and above said shelf, a clip detachably fastened to the front and having horizontal lugs extending beyond the end of said front for engagement with said slots.

8. The combination of a shelving assembly Veach of said slots having more than one width,

shelf supports between said uprights and en- 

